Star Trek Is the Federation PC or Mac?

Is the Federation PC or Mac?

PC	51 % (23 Votes)
MAC	49 % (22 Votes)

the bungalo bill

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Report this Dec. 20 2011, 8:17 pm

Probably neither.

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Vulcan1981

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Report this Dec. 23 2011, 3:09 am

Quote: clover_data @ Dec. 20 2011, 8:16 pm

Quote: the bungalo bill @ Dec. 20 2011, 8:04 pm

Quote: clover_data @ Dec. 20 2011, 2:55 pm

>First in TOS and early is is PC because I like to think that the computer had a mind of its own,

And it had punched cards.

blue screens of death

Did data ever had a blue screen of death with has programming?

IS Data's programs mac or pc?

Data is Mac, but it dual booted with a Linux Operating System .

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enrico.billi

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Report this Dec. 23 2011, 3:25 am

Quote: Vulcan1981 @ Dec. 23 2011, 3:09 am

Quote: clover_data @ Dec. 20 2011, 8:16 pm

Quote: the bungalo bill @ Dec. 20 2011, 8:04 pm

Quote: clover_data @ Dec. 20 2011, 2:55 pm

>First in TOS and early is is PC because I like to think that the computer had a mind of its own,

And it had punched cards.

blue screens of death

Did data ever had a blue screen of death with has programming?

IS Data's programs mac or pc?

Data is Mac, but it dual booted with a Linux Operating System .

Indeed, with GNU compiler in common Mac and Linux can run same apps eheeeheh

FleetAdmiral_BamBam

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Report this Dec. 23 2011, 11:54 am

Anybody see the new Windows Metro interface? That's as close to LCARS that I've seen commercially (without personal modifications.)

art.barber

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Report this Jan. 18 2012, 3:28 am

I'd technically argue that the computers are neither Mac nor PC as the culture of the time period has done away with monetary concerns and therefore also corporate competition. What survives is the best technology usable by whatever technician develops it made accessable to whoever needs it. The original warp drive on Earth was developed by Dr. Cochrane... not GM or Toyota.

miklamar

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Report this Feb. 10 2012, 1:19 pm

Probably both, but Macs probably have more fun and seem to be more creative.

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W. T. Riker

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Report this Feb. 15 2012, 4:49 pm

i think that by the time the federation came around, the 2 companies had merged to create the best computer ever. user friendly, yet evil. then they gave the old macs to the borg to assimilate and become infected

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Reliant Redshirt

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Report this Mar. 02 2012, 6:10 pm

Considering the reliability of the LCARS I'd think UNIX powered systems, the ease of use and friendly LCARS voice could tilt it to Mac, therefore my vote.

decado82

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Report this Mar. 05 2012, 2:44 am

Quote: W. T. Riker @ Feb. 15 2012, 4:49 pm

>i think that by the time the federation came around, the 2 companies had merged to create the best computer ever. user friendly, yet evil. then they gave the old macs to the borg to assimilate and become infected

This is the most logical response that I've read. I was going to say something similar, but he beat me to it.